Completed Projects
Toyota Asian Ozone project
October 1, 2008 to
April 6, 2011
The international collaborative project, supported by Toyota Motor corporation, focuses on the need to achieve economic growth by meeting the energy needs while ensuring at the same time that environmental issues such as ozone pollution are adequately addressed. Under this project on air quality improvement, TERI would develop energy scenarios, calculate the emission inventory and carry out 3-D air quality simulation (for ozone and particulate matter) using CMAQ model and finally develop alternative energy and emission scenarios.Environmental Status Report and estimation of Carbon footprint for Pune City
June 1, 2010 to
March 31, 2011
The objectives of this project are: (1) To prepare Environmental Status Report for the year 2009-10; (2) To estimate the carbon foot print of Pune city (PMC limits. Scope of the Work (1) Review the implementation of the Action Plans for last three years; (2) Conduct ESR Launch Workshop; (3) Carry out exhaustive situation analysis; (4) Present the Situation analysis to the committee; (5) Present the Draft ESR Report to the committee; (6) Submission of Final ESR Report; (7) Propose action plan for Pune city.
Adaptation economics calculated
February 1, 2009 to
March 31, 2011
The aim is to improve the methodology for estimating the costs of adapting to climate change and to apply it to estimate these costs for India. Issues to be addressed in making such estimates are:1/ Getting better estimates of the impacts of climate change on individuals;
2/ Allowing for autonomous adaptation to climate change;
3/ Allowing for costs of adjustment to climate change;
4/ Allowing for the impacts of general development on the costs of adaptation;
5/ How to allow for increased uncertainty about future impacts in terms of the costs it generates;
Report to People on Environment
January 19, 2010 to
March 31, 2011
The Report to People on Environment is being prepared for Ministry of Environment and Forests. The report will present the state of the environment of the country and initiate public debate on their inclusion in issues related to environment management in the country.ITEC course on climate change and sustainability
October 20, 2009 to
March 31, 2011
The training course is organised for the ITEC participants supported by the MEA for providing an understanding of the various aspects of climate change and its implication for sustainability.Collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Business action on climate change
November 13, 2008 to
March 31, 2011
Activity IX: Business Action on Climate ChangeNorwegian Partners: Business houses, Business councils, Consultancy firms
For the past several years, TERI has been addressing issues related to sustainable development with the Indian industry, by setting up TERI-BCSD (Business Council for Sustainable Development) India, which is currently a network of 98 of the most prominent, motivated and environmentally conscious corporates.
Removal of financial and institutional barriers in mainstreaming the biomass gasifier systems for thermal applications in India
October 1, 2007 to
March 31, 2011
A major portion of energy is consumed in the SMiE sector to meet the low-grade thermal energy requirements such as water heating, steam generation and hot air generation. Reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and efficient utilization of locally available biomass are priorities of the Government of India. Recently TERI has initiated a pilot financing of biomass thermal gasifier systems through the TERI Licensee manufacturers.Lighting a Billion Lives in service of Biodiversity Conservation
April 1, 2010 to
March 18, 2011
LaBL is reaching national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country to strengthen the existing institutions for biodiversity conservation. Solar charging stations provide sufficient incentive to village communities residing around these nature reserves to work in accord with the forest departments as well as local NGOs working towards conservation.GCN: Low Carbon Jobs and Finance
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July 15, 2009 to
March 16, 2011
This project is a part of the GCN's 2009/10 research programme. It focuses on assessing the economic opportunities presented by the transition to a low carbon future. The aim of the project is three fold:1. To show and estimate the scale of the potential for job creation in key, low carbon industrial sectors in India
2. To demonstrate the interlocking nature of low carbon employment opportunities using international analysis of how global value and supply chains in low carbon sectors